Tin Toy, about a wind-up toy tormented by a baby,

《锡铁小兵》的主角是被宝宝整得很惨的发条玩具
brought children's toys to life through the computer.

这部影片利用电脑让儿童栩栩如生
And in 1989, Bill Reeves and John Lasseter

1989年比尔·里弗斯和约翰·拉塞特
took home their first Oscars for Best Animated Short Subject,

得到他们的第一座奥斯卡最佳动画短片奖
and the first ever awarded to a computer-animated film.

它也是第一部得奖的电脑动画影片
With each subsequent short film, John got more ambitious

每完成一部短片约翰的野心就越大
and the team got more experience and the software got better.

团队的经验就越丰富软件也越好
In 1990, Pixar applied their knowledge of animated shorts to make commercials.

1990年皮克斯运用他们在动画短片上的知识来拍广告
The new venture soon required bringing in new animators.

这种新尝试让他们得以引进新的动画师
John hired two recent CalArts graduates.

约翰请了两名刚从加州艺术大学毕业的学生
It was literally the day after I graduated I showed up.

我可以说是毕业第二天就去皮克斯了
John sat down and showed me the way the animation software worked.

约翰坐下来教我怎么使用动画软件